Numbers of Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations in Texas

Occupation group

Food Preparation and Serving Related Occupations

Year Number
2004 767,620
2005 793,300
2006 819,210
2007 853,350
2008 881,170
2009 875,980
2010 860,610
2011 887,830
2012 940,790
2013 992,810
2014 1,037,950
2015 1,082,410
2016 1,138,410
2017 1,156,910
2018 1,161,410
2019 1,175,750

Individual occupations

Chefs and Head Cooks

Year Number
2004 6,160
2005 6,060
2006 4,900
2007 4,470
2008 5,900
2009 5,950
2010 5,360
2011 4,150
2012 4,980
2013 5,880
2014 7,100
2015 8,140
2016 8,280
2017 7,270
2018 6,020
2019 5,350

First-Line Supervisors of Food Preparation and Serving Workers

Year Number
2004 64,040
2005 73,090
2006 76,420
2007 79,630
2008 79,010
2009 72,700
2010 65,150
2011 65,300
2012 72,050
2013 77,280
2014 79,300
2015 79,370
2016 79,620
2017 79,980
2018 84,060
2019 93,030

Cooks, Fast Food

Year Number
2004 35,310
2005 27,340
2006 24,120
2007 25,250
2008 29,270
2009 36,170
2010 40,920
2011 38,190
2012 38,110
2013 39,110
2014 47,940
2015 55,520
2016 51,680
2017 43,420
2018 40,100
2019 38,680

Cooks, Institution and Cafeteria

Year Number
2004 28,150
2005 29,030
2006 25,370
2007 24,940
2008 24,570
2009 32,050
2010 35,200
2011 36,530
2012 30,040
2013 29,070
2014 31,470
2015 33,640
2016 37,150
2017 35,220
2018 33,000
2019 30,000

Cooks, Private Household

Year Number
2013 120
2014 0

Cooks, Restaurant

Year Number
2004 60,370
2005 55,770
2006 60,250
2007 67,960
2008 72,190
2009 75,670
2010 71,410
2011 76,380
2012 78,940
2013 87,140
2014 88,020
2015 91,470
2016 101,210
2017 106,830
2018 110,440
2019 117,010

Cooks, Short Order

Year Number
2004 15,590
2005 15,200
2006 14,610
2007 8,740
2008 7,000
2009 11,380
2010 14,220
2011 15,640
2012 12,870
2013 17,810
2014 21,600
2015 24,640
2016 20,570
2017 18,340
2018 17,100
2019 13,640

Cooks, All Other

Year Number
2004 460
2005 480
2006 430
2007 490
2008 410
2009 700
2010 710
2011 1,290
2012 1,340
2013 1,240
2014 770
2015 460
2016 380
2017 520
2018 1,230
2019 1,370

Food Preparation Workers

Year Number
2004 43,220
2005 33,540
2006 32,950
2007 28,850
2008 33,630
2009 35,080
2010 41,280
2011 41,630
2012 46,070
2013 53,400
2014 57,810
2015 62,010
2016 60,140
2017 56,590
2018 55,060
2019 59,330

Bartenders

Year Number
2004 23,800
2005 22,910
2006 23,300
2007 25,500
2008 27,430
2009 28,810
2010 29,210
2011 30,610
2012 31,860
2013 36,240
2014 37,580
2015 38,810
2016 40,160
2017 41,360
2018 42,410
2019 42,520

Fast Food and Counter Workers

Year Number
2004 238,780
2005 275,340
2006 289,320
2007 306,760
2008 308,600
2009 277,980
2010 265,080
2011 281,250
2012 327,180
2013 330,520
2014 336,220
2015 342,590
2016 380,050
2017 413,490
2018 425,140
2019 419,820

Waiters and Waitresses

Year Number
2004 148,760
2005 155,660
2006 165,380
2007 178,400
2008 186,420
2009 193,390
2010 188,600
2011 194,710
2012 194,330
2013 203,890
2014 207,050
2015 211,420
2016 219,680
2017 217,390
2018 216,670
2019 219,180

Food Servers, Nonrestaurant

Year Number
2004 14,510
2005 10,950
2006 8,590
2007 7,730
2008 7,100
2009 7,910
2010 8,220
2011 8,990
2012 10,450
2013 11,020
2014 14,060
2015 17,440
2016 20,980
2017 22,120
2018 20,130
2019 17,680

Dining Room and Cafeteria Attendants and Bartender Helpers

Year Number
2004 28,080
2005 30,020
2006 31,060
2007 32,450
2008 35,430
2009 34,140
2010 33,990
2011 32,190
2012 32,120
2013 32,650
2014 34,500
2015 36,920
2016 37,690
2017 37,270
2018 36,040
2019 45,250

Dishwashers

Year Number
2004 31,190
2005 28,660
2006 29,810
2007 30,990
2008 33,490
2009 33,480
2010 33,080
2011 32,670
2012 33,340
2013 35,730
2014 37,310
2015 36,910
2016 35,240
2017 32,330
2018 31,750
2019 34,540

Hosts and Hostesses, Restaurant, Lounge, and Coffee Shop

Year Number
2004 21,710
2005 21,850
2006 24,460
2007 25,060
2008 25,970
2009 25,680
2010 25,260
2011 25,820
2012 27,110
2013 30,450
2014 33,590
2015 37,610
2016 39,280
2017 39,020
2018 36,310
2019 32,980

Food Preparation and Serving Related Workers, All Other

Year Number
2004 7,490
2005 7,400
2006 8,240
2007 6,130
2008 4,750
2009 4,890
2010 2,920
2011 2,480
2012 0
2013 1,260
2014 3,630
2015 5,460
2016 6,300
2017 5,760
2018 5,950
2019 5,370